Stone Mountain State Park

  • FAS Stone Mountain Observation for Saturday April 14th: Cancelled

      Sorry for the late post on this event folks but we have cancelled the event for tomorrow evening, April 14th, at Stone Mountain. The April weather just isn’t cooperating at all with our plans. We STILL have two more events planned next weekend hopefully at least one of those will pan out. Details concerning…

  • Last Observation at Stone Mountain State Park for this Season 10/14

    Update 10/14: The weather prediction for this evening has changed dramatically over the last 12 hours or so and we have rescinded our cancellation for this evenings event, especially with it being our last event at this venue for the year. We are a GO folks!!! Come out and enjoy some dark sky wonders. Update…

  • Stone Mountain State Park Observation 9/16 Cancelled

      The observation at Stone Mountain State Park for this evening has been canceled due to adverse weather conditions. Our next observation opportunity will be next weekend at Kaleideum North on Saturday September 23rd. There will be a more detailed posting on that event early next week. The next observation at Stone Mountain State Park…

  • Observation at Stone Mountain State Park for Campers Saturday August 26: CANCELED

    This event has been canceled due to adverse weather.  This Saturday August 26th, the Forsyth Astronomical Society will host an observation in the family camping area of Stone Mountain State Park. This is primarily an event for the campers of the park but the public is welcome to attend. This event used to be a…

  • Observation at Stone Mountain State Park for Campers Saturday July 29

    This Saturday July 29th, the Forsyth Astronomical Society will host an observation in the family camping area of Stone Mountain State Park. This is primarily an event for the campers of the park but the public is welcome to attend. This event used to be a lock in style event but recent park regulations allow…

  • Stone Mountain Observation 7/1 Cancelled

    The scheduled observation at Stone Mountain State Park for this Saturday July 1st has been cancelled due to weather conditions.  Our next scheduled public observation event is Saturday July 29th at Stone Mountain State park as well. A final weather call will be made the Friday before. Hopefully we will have better conditions then.  …

  • Last Minute Date Change for Stone Mountain Observation – one day early!

      The FAS has an observation event at Stone Mountain State Park scheduled for tomorrow evening. That event has been canceled due to unfavorable weather conditions. THIS evening though, looks to be almost prime conditions to observe. So, we have worked it out with our ranger liaison to have our event this evening instead. We…

  • Forsyth Astronomical Society’s Astronomical April

    The FAS has a hectic April in store for all of our friends and followers. We have four public observations scheduled at different venues, Kaleideum North (Sciworks), Yadkin County Park, Pilot Mountain State Park and Stone Mountain State Park. Most are being held in conjunction with the NC Science Festival and their Statewide Star Party…

  • Lock In Observation at Stone Mountain State Park for Campers Saturday October 1st

    Update 10/1: The late afternoon solar observing will not be happening. The sun is currently in solar minimum and has little to no activity going on. The night sky portion is still happening. Hope to see you there. Update 9/30: We are a GO!!!!!! The weather looks quite favorable for tomorrow night. Hope to see you there.…